
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
Released:
1976-07-16
Duration:
1hr 51min
Genres:
Comedy
Rating 6.1
They put the ball in baseball.
Overview
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.
Production Companies

Universal Pictures
Motown Productions
Pan Arts Enterprises
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 0.706 |
Directed By
John Badham
Crew
Executive Producer
Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy
Screenplay
Hal Barwood
Hal Barwood
Screenplay
Matthew Robbins
Matthew Robbins
Director
John Badham
John Badham
Producer
Michael Chinich
Michael Chinich
Producer
Rob Cohen
Rob Cohen
Director of Photography
Bill Butler
Bill Butler
Editor
David Rawlins
David Rawlins
Original Music Composer
William Goldstein
William Goldstein
Associate Producer
Janet Hubbard
Janet Hubbard
Hairstylist
Annie D. DeMille
Annie D. DeMille
Unit Production Manager
Wally Worsley
Wally Worsley
Sound Editor
James Troutman
James Troutman
Title Designer
Michael Hamilton
Michael Hamilton
Set Decoration
Leonard A. Mazzola
Leonard A. Mazzola
Stunt Coordinator
Jophery C. Brown
Jophery C. Brown
Associate Producer
Bennett Tramer
Bennett Tramer
Production Design
Lawrence G. Paull
Lawrence G. Paull
Second Assistant Director
L. Andrew Stone
L. Andrew Stone
Title Designer
N. Lee Lacy
N. Lee Lacy
Associate Producer
Michael Chinich
Michael Chinich
Sound
Willie D. Burton
Willie D. Burton
Novel
William Brashler
William Brashler
Sound
Robert L. Hoyt
Robert L. Hoyt
Casting
Don Phillips
Don Phillips
Music Editor
Robert Mayer
Robert Mayer
Makeup Artist
Toy Van Lierop
Toy Van Lierop
First Assistant Director
Tom Joyner
Tom Joyner
Casting
Michael Chinich
Michael Chinich
Second Assistant Director
Richard Alexander Wells
Richard Alexander Wells
Script Supervisor
Cynnie Troup
Cynnie Troup
Wardrobe Designer
Bernard Johnson
Bernard Johnson
TOP CAST

Billy Dee Williams
Bingo

James Earl Jones
Leon

Richard Pryor
Charlie Snow
Rico Dawson
Willie Lee
Sam Brison
Louis

Jophery C. Brown
Champ
Leon Wagner
Fat Sam

Tony Burton
Issac

John McCurry
Murch

Stan Shaw
Esquire Joe

DeWayne Jessie
Rainbow

Ted Ross
Sallie

Mabel King
Bertha

Sam Laws
Henry

Alvin Childress
Horace

Ken Foree
Honey
Carl Gordon
Mack

Ahna Capri
The Prostitute

Joel Fluellen
Mr. Holland

Sarina C. Grant
Pearline
Jester Hairston
Furry Taylor
Emmett Ashford
Umpire
Theodore Lehmann
Lars Bostrum
Fred Covington
Auctioneer
Greg Oliver
Sheriff

John McKee
White Stranger
Brooks Clift
Older Gentleman
Morgan Roberts
Kiosk Man

Marcia McBroom
Violet
Lidia Kristen
Nurse
Steve Anderson
One-Arm Ballplayer
Dero Austin
Midget Catcher